Whittlefield Primary School is a primary school located in Burnley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is average, progress in reading is below average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Tabor Street, Burnley

School Information

Address: Tabor Street, Burnley, BB12 0HL
Website: www.whittlefield.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01282429419
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Michelle Hume
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119262

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 231
Number of Boys: 116
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4.8 to -0.5
Writing
Well Below Average: -4 Confidence interval -6 to -2
Maths
Average: -1.7 Confidence interval -3.6 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:48%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ightenhill Nursery School
Lionel Street , BB12 6DY 		4out of 4 419 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Taywood Nursery
Accrington Road , BB11 5AE 		4out of 4 850 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosegrove Nursery School
Havelock Street , BB12 6AJ 		4out of 4 976 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Stoneyholme Nursery School
March Street , BB12 0BU 		4out of 4 1,496 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Reedley Hallows Nursery School
Burnley Campus , Barden Lane BB10 1JD 		4out of 4 2,575 yd Local authority nursery school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Whittlefield Primary School
Tabor Street , BB12 0HL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Burnley Ightenhill Primary School
Alder Street , BB12 6ED 		3out of 4 288 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary Magdalene's Roman Catholic Primary School, Burnley
Wellfield Drive , BB12 0JD 		3out of 4 655 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Wellfield Methodist and Anglican Church School
Wellfield Drive , BB12 0JD 		2out of 4 655 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Augustine of Canterbury RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Lowerhouse Lane , BB12 6HZ 		- not rated 1,142 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnley High School
Byron Street , BB12 6NX 		3out of 4 1,899 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Shuttleworth College
Burnley Road , Padiham BB12 8ST 		2out of 4 2,372 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Blessed Trinity Roman Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy
Ormerod Road , BB10 3AA 		- not rated 2,729 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnley College
Princess Way , BB12 0AN 		- not rated 1,313 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Coal Clough Academy
Swindon Street , BB11 4PF 		3out of 4 1,060 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Heights Burnley
Burleigh Street , BB12 0DU 		- not rated 1,344 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Park Hill School
Park Hill , Padiham Road BB12 6TG 		- not rated 1,421 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Rose School
Greenock Street , BB11 4DT 		3out of 4 1,487 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Aspire Hub Burnley
Chapel Place , Hammerton street BB11 1LE 		- not rated 1,656 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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